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DANVILLE — While Danville Area Community College students think that Chuck Hantz is a top-notch political science instructor, they said his lecture on the judicial system earlier this week couldn't compete with the follow-up lesson.

That lesson came courtesy of the Fourth District Appellate Court, which held oral arguments on two cases at the community college on Wednesday morning.

PAXTON — Sitting vacant and deteriorating for years, the historic former Ford County sheriff's residence and jail on the courthouse square is expected to be restored and put to use, now that it has a new owner.

LODA — Ron Dudley, a retired postal worker who heads the local Lions Club and American Legion post, will assume another leadership role in Loda after winning election Tuesday night as president of the village board.

Dudley received 66 of the 98 votes cast, breezing to a victory over John Zalaker (21) and Sandy Coffey (11).